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A photograph inside a hall with cream ceiling lights and blue patterned wall panels. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand on either side of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, and each holds a lit lamp near the seated person's head in an aarti-style ritual. The seated figure wears a red-brown embroidered robe, a gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala. Garlands of white flowers hang on the priests and on the seated figure. Seated devotees in the foreground and along the right wear garlands and watch.

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Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand bent forward, one pouring or offering from a silver vessel and the other holding a garland, over a seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a golden canopy. The seated figure wears deep red robes and garlands. Seated devotees in ornate and white clothing watch from the sides of a hall with lit ceiling lights and purple patterned wall panels. The ritual appears to be a padapuja or abhishekam-style offering.2014-05-10A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gold canopy is being ceremonially honoured by two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and red headwraps. The priest on the left, bending forward, holds a garland-decorated hand toward the seated figure's head; the priest on the right, bare-backed with a white shawl draped over his shoulder, reaches in as well. The seated figure wears a red embroidered outfit, a gold necklace and a red-beaded mala, with bare feet on a gold footstool. Garlands hang around the scene. Seated devotees in the foreground and the audience behind watch in a hall with recessed lighting and a patterned purple wall panel.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10July 08 20172017-07-08A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion receives an aarti flame from a kneeling devotee in an orange robe. The seated man wears a white turban, white dhoti and shawl, and layered rudraksha malas, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. Brass oil lamps hang at the top of the frame, and painted guardian figures with raised arms stand on either side. Red flower petals lie at the base of the throne. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the attribution is uncertain.A photograph inside a large hall with recessed ceiling lights and lavender damask-patterned wall panels. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl, with red-and-gold turban and a white flower garland with a red-orange shawl over it, stands with arms folded, while a seated figure in red and gold attire sits on a golden ornate throne with red cushion and a golden canopy behind. Seated devotees on red mats wear white and red garments with flower garlands, and a woman in green sari sits at left. A man in white kurta with a mala stands at right. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering.2014-05-10Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand before a gilded throne-like seat with a small deity murti inside. Both wear white-and-orange-red garlands of flowers and orange beads. The man on the left, holding a flat silver plate or tray, pours or offers something; the man on the right holds an open bowl and cupped hands. A cameraman in white stands at right; a purple damask-patterned wall and a gilded canopy frame the scene. There are no visible a person cues, so no in-person identification is made.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10April 03 20122012-04-03May 10 20142014-05-10A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne with a tall gilded back before dark red drapes. He wears a long layered rudraksha-style mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and one hand is extended. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders bow and attend: a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti rests a hand on the head of a bowing person in white, and a woman in a white sari holds up a small paper, while others in orange garments stand nearby. A brass lamp stands at the left and a gold-edged dais sits below the throne. The appearance matches the a person cues of saffron clothing, turban and mala on the throne, so the seated figure is a person in person.2015-11-22May 02 20142014-05-02